Skin of Evil story
An evil, tar-like creature holds Troi hostage on an alien world. During the rescue mission, one of the Enterprise crew is killed.
27 total · 3 choice · 17 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with the death of a friend | choice | The crew, especially Data, were deeply affected by Natasha's pointless and tragic death at the hand of Armus. |
| facing a hostage situation | choice | Armus held Troi hostage. |
| pure evil being | choice | The Slick of Malevolent Tar, Armus, was described as pure Evil. |
| anger | major | Troi commented on the anger she sensed in Armus. |
| blobform | major | The Slick of Malevolent Tar, Armus, was an amorphous black liquid. |
| boredom | major | Armus was bored and depressed. |
| cruelty | major | Armus was notably cruel, like a child tearing wings off flies. |
| facing a mortal enemy | major | Picard and landing party faced Armus who wanted to make them suffer and didn't mind killing them. |
| facing an overpowering adversary | major | Picard and landing party faced Armus who had seemingly unlimited capabilities. |
| good vs. evil | major | The story made clear that Armus was notably evil, while humans were reasonably good for resisting him. |